:. Starter Guide 2015 .: [TEST&WIP]

xDruidx

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These are the instructions to root Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini using Odin on Windows Computer
( Android 4.x.x )

USB Driver
CF-Auto-Root

!!! Your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini should have atleast 30-40 percent of battery to perform the rooting process !!!

Step-by-Step Guide
Rajesh Patel said:
Step 1: Download and Install Samsung USB Driver on your computer. If Samsung USB Driver is already installed on your computer then Skip this Step.

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Step 2: Download and extract the root files on your computer. After extracting you will be able to see the following files:



Step 3: Now, Switch off your Smartphone.



Step 4: After switching-off the Smartphone, you need to boot into Download Mode. To boot into download mode Press and hold Volume Down, Home Button and Power Button at same time for 5-8 seconds (you have to press and hold the buttons at same time) until download mode is active.

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Step 5: In the Download mode you will be able to see a Warning Yellow Triangle Sign. In this situation you have to press the Volume up key to continue.



Step 6: Now, Open Odin3 (found in the extracted files, that you have downloaded in the "Step 2" ) on your computer. Then connect your Smartphone to the computer.



Step 7: Once you have connected the Smartphone to the computer, Odin will automatically recognize the device and show “Added” message at the lower-left panel.

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Step 8: Once your device is detected by Odin, click on the PDA button and select the CF-Auto-Root.tar file ( you have downloaded this file in "Step 2" ).




Step 9: Now, click on the Start button in Odin to begin the Flashing.



Step 10: Flashing usually takes 30-50 seconds to complete the rooting process on your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Once Rooting process is completed you will be able to see a Green Box with "Pass" written on it in Odin. During this process Smartphone will re-boot automatically.



Step 11: Once you see, the "Pass" message in Odin, you can disconnect your Device from the computer.

Step 12: Now, to make sure you have successfully rooted your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, open Applications Menu on your Smartphone and Find SuperSU App. If this app exist on your Smartphone then it means you have successfully rooted your device. Congratulations.



Optional: You can also verify that your device is successfully rooted or not by a Root Checker Application.
The content is copyright to Rajesh Patel ([email protected]).
CF Auto Root file by Chainfire.
Source:
http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-gt-i9190
http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-i9192
http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-gt-i9195
http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-gt-i9195l
http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-lte-gt-i9195t
 
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recovery, supersu

STOCK & CUSTOM Recovery
STOCK Recovery

Android devices come with Google’s recovery environment, which is often referred to as the “stock recovery.” You can boot to the recovery system by pressing device-specific buttons as your phone or tablet boots or by issuing an adb command that boots your device to recovery mode. The recovery menu provides options to help recover your device — for example, you can reset your device to its factory default state from here. The recovery mode can also be used to flash OTA update files. if you want to flash a new ROM to your device — or re-flash the factory default ROM file — you’ll need to boot to recovery mode first. The stock recovery is a minimal, limited system. It’s designed to be ignored, and it can generally only flash OTA updates and ROMs provided by the device’s manufacturer, not third-party ROMs.

CUSTOM Recovery

A custom recovery environment will do the same things as the stock Android recovery. However, it will also have additional features. Custom recoveries often have the ability to create and restore device backups. Custom recoveries allow you to install custom ROMs.
How to install CUSTOM Recovery using Odin on Windows Computer
( in the example >>> PhilZ Touch / CWM Advanced Edition <<< )

!!! Your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini should have atleast 30-40 percent of battery to perform the process !!!

Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Download and Install Samsung USB Driver on your computer. If Samsung USB Driver is already installed on your computer then Skip this Step.

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Step 2: Download and extract the files on your computer. After extracting you will be able to see the following files:

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Step 3: Now, Switch off your Smartphone.



Step 4: After switching-off the Smartphone, you need to boot into Download Mode. To boot into download mode Press and hold Volume Down, Home Button and Power Button at same time for 5-8 seconds (you have to press and hold the buttons at same time) until download mode is active.

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Step 5: In the Download mode you will be able to see a Warning Yellow Triangle Sign. In this situation you have to press the Volume up key to continue.



Step 6: Now, Open Odin3 (found in the extracted files, that you have downloaded in the "Step 2" ) on your computer. Then connect your Smartphone to the computer.

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Step 7: Once you have connected the Smartphone to the computer, Odin will automatically recognize the device and show “Added” message at the lower-left panel.

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Step 8: Once your device is detected by Odin, click on the PDA button and select the philz_touch_6.48.4-serranoXXXX.tar.md5 file ( you have downloaded this file in "Step 2" ).

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Step 9: Now, click on the Start button in Odin to begin the Flashing.

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Step 10: Flashing usually takes 30-50 seconds to complete the update process on your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Once updating process is completed you will be able to see a Green Box with "Pass" written on it in Odin. During this process Smartphone will re-boot automatically.

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Step 11: Once you see, the "Pass" message in Odin, you can disconnect your Device from the computer.

Step 12: Now, to make sure you have successfully updated your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, reboot into the *recovery mode.
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*To boot into recovery mode Press and hold Volume Up, Home Button and Power Button at same time for 5-8 seconds (you have to press and hold the buttons at same time).
-[x] CUSTOM Recoveries [x]-

ClockworkMod Recovery ( CWM )
XDA said:
ClockworkMod Recovery ( CWM ) is a replacement recovery option for Android devices.
[RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
[Complete Guide] What Is ClockworkMod And How To Use It
>>> PhilZ Touch / CWM Advanced Edition <<<
PhilZ Touch 6.48.4 ( latest ) + Odin package
GT-I9190.zip
GT-I9192.zip
GT-I9195.zip
Phil3759 said:
PhilZ Touch is a CWM Advanced Edition that adds all the features you could ever miss in CWM
It is a well proven recovery for many phones

It also adds a full touch interface a completely configurable GUI

[i919x][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch
TWRP
TWRP 2.8.6.0 ( latest) flashable .zip
GT-I9190.zip
GT-I9192.zip
GT-I9195.zip
Wikipedia said:
TWRP, short for Team Win Recovery Project, is an open-source recovery image for Android-based devices.

[RECOVERY][UNOFFICIAL][STABLE&DEV] TWRP [S4 mini] v2.8.5.0

TWRP 2.8.6.0 (lp-5.1) with F2FS
F2FS TWRP & PhilZ Touch
F4k said:
F2FS (Flash-Friendly File System) is a flash file system created by Kim Jaegeuk (Hangul: 김재극) at Samsung for the Linux operating system kernel.
The motive for F2FS was to build a file system that from the start takes into account the characteristics of NAND flash memory-based storage devices (such as solid-state disks, eMMC, and SD cards), which are widely used in computer systems ranging from mobile devices to servers.
Samsung chose a log-structured file system approach, which it adapted to newer forms of storage. F2FS also remedies some known issues of the older log structured file systems, such as the snowball effect of wandering trees and high cleaning overhead. Because a NAND-based storage device shows different characteristics according to its internal geometry or flash memory management scheme (such as the Flash Translation Layer or FTL), Samsung also added various parameters not only for configuring on-disk layout, but also for selecting allocation and cleaning algorithms.

[MOD][RECOVERY] All-F2FS for GT-I9190|GT-I9192|GT-I9195 [TWRP 2.8.6.0 & Philz Touch]


SuperSU
SuperSU 2.49 ( latest ) flashable .zip
SuperSU.zip
Chainfire said:
SuperSU is a Superuser management tool for rooted devices.
SuperSU
Credits: arco68 , Phil3759 , R_a_z_v_a_n , ne0zone75 , F4k , Chainfire
 
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modem

How to update the MODEM using Odin on Windows Computer

USB Driver

ODIN

*MODEM
!!! Your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini should have atleast 30-40 percent of battery to perform the process !!!

Step-by-Step Guide

spitya said:
Step 1: Download the latest MODEM.

Step 2: Restart your phone into Download mode.

Step 3: Start ODIN. Untick checkboxes Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time. All other settings leave unchanged! !!! Do NOT enable Re-partition !!!

Step 4: Click on AP Button, browse for and select the downloaded TAR file.

Step 5: Connect your phone via USB cable and wait until ODIN recognizes it. Click on Start Button.

Step 6: When MODEM installation finishes, a "Success..." message appears in the message box.

Step 7: Unplug your phone, press and hold Power Button until the phone turns off.

Step 8: On restart go to immediately again in Download mode and REPEAT steps 5.-6.

Step 9: Unplug your phone, press and hold Power Button until the phone turns off and restarts.

Step 10: Check BASEBAND(MODEM) version in system settings.

SGS4-mini I9195

*HELP
ladislav.heller said:
To understand the meaning of K5 is better when you take the whole name: I9195XXUCNK5 and look what each letter/number says.
I9195 - S4 mini LTE model
XXU - model for European market
C - bootloader version
N - Year 2014, letter N is 14th in alphabet
K - November, letter K is 11th in alphabet
5 - revision number
SilviuMik said:
DDU - India / Nepal / Sri Lanka / Bangladesh
UBU - Brazil / Trinidad and Tobago / Chile / Panama
XXU - Kazakhstan / Ukraine / Uzbekistan / Saudi Arabia / Russia / Pakistan / Egypt /
South Africa / Kenya / Algeria / Tunisia / Iraq, etc - Can be used for rest of Europe
Credits: SilviuMik , spitya , batja84 , ladislav.heller
 
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Thanks for the excellent starter guide. It will help beginners alot. Do you have a PIT file for GT-I9195 4.4.2 that i can use to repair my phone? I have looked everywhere and cant find one. I just thought i would ask here because of nature of the thread and i am sure other people are also looking for a link to a PIT file. Thanks in advance